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Boris Smolar's

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Zionist Leaders Plan Balfour Concert

Between You
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(Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Inc.
Copyright, 1962)

New Issue

Jewish organizations in the United States are now faced
with a new problem similar to that of the prayers in public
schools . . . The Post Office has decided — for the first time in
U.S. postal history—to issue a Christmas stamp . . This is no
less an infraction of the Constitutional spirit of separation of
church and state than the introduction of prayers in the public
schools . . . The design of the stamp consists of a holly wreath,
a lighted candle and the wording "Christmas 1962" . . . What
should be the Jewish reaction to such an act by the Post Office
which introduces religion in the mailing system? . . . The Post-
The above assemblage of community leaders, at one of the many planning sessions for
master General claims that the Post Office Department annually the annual Balfour Concert, consented to' the diversion of the photographer so that the
receives about 1,000 letters requesting a stamp appropriate to moment might be recorded for the Zionist Organization of Detroit's history for 1962. The
the Christmas season . . . • He says that the stamp will be issued leaderS are, from left, (first row) Mrs. Charles Gitlin, Dr. I. Walter Silver, Mrs. I. Walter
this year "in response to heavy public demand". . . Of course, Silver, Richard B. Kramer, Philip Slomovitz, Sherman Shapiro, Dr. Sanford A. Bennett, Mrs.
there will be no Hanukah , stamp parallel with the Christmas
Richard B. Kramer, (second row) Mrs. Norma Hudosh, Herman G. Adler, Dr. Alex S. Fried-
stamp as is the case in some of the public schools where Christ- laender, Harry Davidoff, Dr. Ted Winshall, Mrs. Albert Posen, Sam Selikowitz, Mrs. Alex S.
mas and Hanukah • programs are carried out simultaneously to Friedlaender, ,Mrs. Philip Slomovitz, Louis E. Levitan, (third row) Ezekiel Leikin, Leonard
"balance" the coinciding holidays . . . Nevertheless, I believe
E. Baron, Carmi Slomovitz, David Sklash, Dr. Harold A. Maxmen, Jacob Epel and Louis
that I can predict with certainty that the national Jewish organi- Lightstone.
zations will do all they can to discourage JeWs from protesting
against the issuance of the Christmas stamp, or even to partici-
pate in public debate on the matter . . The situation will be
different should the stamp become an annual issue . .. Jewish
organizations would then have to take an attitude one way or
the other . . . At preSent, however, they feel- that their fullest
resources must • be channeled in the direction of the numerous
problems that have arisen in the aftermath of the Supreme
NEW YORK, (JTA) — The estimated $2,000,000 annually. raised $5,400,000 of which only
Court decision in the prayer case.
The American Jewish Com- 15 per cent came from Jewish
American Jewish Committee
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and the Anti-Defamation League mittee contended it needed sup-. welfare funds.
of Bnai Brith confirmed reports plemental funds to carry out its
Prayer Echoes
A survey of newspaper editorials dealing with the Supreme they had decided to dissolve the overseas activities, apart from Hebrew Corner
Court decision banning the New York Regents' Prayer in the Joint Defense Appeal, their its domestic programs and it
also insisted on the right to con- Cave of Amazia
public schools, completed by the American Jewish Committee, joint fund-raising agency.
duct its own fund-raising as it Not far from the settlement of
shows that the editorials tended to be critical of the decision,
The dissolution will take said
was done by Bnai Brith, the Amazia in the Judaean hills a cave
though many did support it; but only rarely was the opposition effect Dec. 31 and the two Jew-
was revealed. Archaeologists estab-
bitter and extreme . . . The Hearst press seemed to be the most ish communal agencies will em- parent body of the ADL.
lished that the cave was made by
man. Drawings were found in the
strident in its attack . . . There was a nationwide tendency to bark on separate fund-raising
The ADL held that since 'the walls
of the cave and sentences had
see the decision as rejecting the use in public schools of govern- campaigns starting in 1963. No- JDA was the provider for most been cut into the stone, such as: "A
man
playing
the violin; A man in
ment-written and sponsored prayers . . . This may account both tification to this effect was sent of the programs of both agen- prayer;" etc. The
inscriptions were
for the extent to which the decision was supported and for the to the Jewish communities cies, the AJ Committee propos- -`G'd the ruler of all the world, to
belong the hills of Judaea." The
the moderation of those who opposed it . . . It is considered throughout the United States.
als would create a competitive Him
second inscription read: "Help us
likely that any attempt to extend the range of the decision's
situation with the JDA. The G'd." The letters of the inscription
The
decision
was
made
after
were
in ancient Hebrew script. By
application would result in increased and less moderate opposi-
ADL said it provided $200,000 the form'
of the letters we learn
tion . . . The survey established that editorials opposing the the two organizations failed to each year from its JDA income that
they were written • in the period
of the latter years of the First
decision were a minority . . . A good part of the editorials took agree on the question of distri- to Bnai Brith youth services.
Temple.
the stand that there is no need for any action to reverse the bution of the funds collected by
It is assumed that a person of the
The Bnai Brith said that tribe
of Levy lived in Lachish, the
decision—and will not be—unless there is a future inclination the JDA which has conducted apart
last
city that was captured by the
from
the
$2,000,000
from
for the past 21 years.
by the Supreme Court to extend. its scope . . . In the Midwest, campaigns
enemy
before the destruction of the
Temple.
a majority of editorials disagreed with the decision, but the only Each organization received an the JDA to' the ADL, Bnai Brith First
The Levite and his son fled from
hostile reference of Jewish involvement in the case came from
Lachish and wanted to return to
Jerusalem. On the way they slept
tate Department to Clarify U.S.
the Fort Wayne News-Sentinel : . . Other editorials which ex-
over in the cave and while there,
pressed moderate disagreement with the decision noted how
carved the sentences and the
sketches. The two Levites were in
important it was to protect the rights of minorities and that this Arms Policy vis-a-vis Israel; Recent distress,
therefore they wrote: "Help
was one of the functions of the judiciary. In Los Angeles, the
us G'd." They ask for deliverance on
way to Jerusalem and that the
Times was "outraged" and "alarmed" over the decision, but the Shipment Disclosed on Order of OK their
enemy shall not enter Jerusalem in
Daily News saw the decision as limited to prayers written by
the hills of Judaea.
WASHINGTON, (JTA)—The the President's clarification of In the time of the Temple the
the state . . . In San Francisco, the Chronicle thought that
Levites played musical instruments
the
U.S.
arms
supply
policy
to-
State
Department,
acting
upon
neither the prayer nor the decision was particularly important,
and sang psalms in the Temple. The
ward
Israel.
-
Levites could not read and write;
but the News-Call B- ulletin printed a short admonition to organi- the request of President Ken-
they wore a . special head gear as
nedy, has informed N.Y. Re-
Arrangements are being made pictured
zations to "calm down" and stop introducing new cases.
in the cave. In the cave was
publican Congressman Seymour for a personal meeting of State also found a picture of a Levite play-
ing
an
instrument
singing or praying.
Halpern that the U.S. apparently Department officials with Rep. Translation of Hebrew
Column.
has recently provided Israel Halpern for a personal briefing. Published by Brith Ivrith Olamith,
Jerusalem.
with "significant amounts" of
military equipment as well as
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"credit facilities" to finance
purchases.
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Sunday, September 30
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Talbot, assistant secretary of
Yom_ Kippur
state, that "the President has
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of Lords dismissed the appeal
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Thursday, May 30
two years.
Holidays begin the evening before, at sundown.

American Jewish Committee, ADL
Dissolve Fund-Raising Partnership

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